‘Hallowed Ground for Gardeners’ – Garden Museum Now Open
We are delighted with the completion of the Garden Museum project, which opened its doors to the public on 22nd May 2017. The architecture is outstanding (Dow Jones Architects) and provides a fitting home for the museums historic collection, together with its forward looking educational programme. Rowan Moore describes the project in his Observer Article, […]
Rooff Supports CIOB ‘Think Construction’ Recruitment Initiative
Rooff welcome the new initiative from CIOB ‘Think Construction’ which aims to address the poor image construction still suffers among pupils in the 14 – 19 age group and their teachers, through a major new recruitment and careers awareness programme. This new initiative contains a toolkit of materials which will help volunteer CIOB members present the exciting […]
“What a discovery: The remains of Five Archbishops found at the Garden Museum, Lambeth”.
During the redevelopment of the Garden Museum project the tombs of five Archbishops have been amazingly uncovered. They were located inside a hidden crypt, beneath the floor of the deconsecrated church of St Mary-at-Lambeth. The discovery was made by our site managers, when they came across an entrance to a tomb, whilst stripping back flagstones […]
Project Update: Alleyn’s Lower School
Works are progressing well at the Alleyn’s new Lower School building, following recent completion of the first floor level reinforced concrete frame. The new building will eventually house up to 300 staff and pupils and replaces the old Lower School building that Rooff demolished late last year. The aerial image shows the complex steel reinforcement […]
CIOB Academy Launch
“I was delighted to receive an invitation to attend the launch of the new CIOB Academy in December along with many industry colleagues and training associates. The new academy will be a great vehicle for construction professionals to support their continued professional development as well as help them work towards attaining professional chartered membership of […]
Successful Handover at Lauderdale House
Rooff are delighted to have handed over the Lauderdale Transformed project at Waterlow Park, Highgate. The property has a long historic past and sits within an amazing parkland landscape. Works involved construction of a new creative activity room, following demolition of an existing 1960’s extension and featured adaptions to internal staircases and structural openings. The […]